Pat started playing guitar at 11 years old, and his favorite genres include Americana, jazz, and blues. He’s played in cover bands as well as in orchestral groups. At zZounds, he oversaw and marketed the guitar category, and his favorite instruments include the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Les Paul, and anything designed before 1965. Pat is a baseball fan, motorsports fan, and a food lover.
zZounds Live: The Power of a First Guitar: Epiphone Power Player Les Paul and SG
The Epiphone Power Player Les Paul and SG make for more than just a first guitar. Slightly larger than most small-scale guitars, Power Players are guitars you can grow with. While these guitars are aimed at entry-level players, they are perfect for hanging around a living room or an office. Because of their size, they’re […]
Why You Should Add a PRS HDRX 20 to Your Arsenal
As someone who plays vintage reissue Fender amps, the PRS HDRX 20 was a bit of a different beast at a first glance. After some fiddling with all the controls on their own, I started to figured out where my preferred sweet spots were. Pushing this amp into preamp saturation as well as power tube […]
zZounds Live: Lightweight, Heavy Tone from Orange
Watch this edition of zZounds Live where Justin takes us through the Orange Rockerverb 50 MkIII Neo. Loaded with neodymium speakers and a slightly lighter cabinet, this amp shed nearly 20% of the weight of the regular version. While the weight is lower, the tone is still heavy. This 50-watt beast still has two channels, […]
zZounds Live: Capture Your Amplifier’s True Tone With AmpliTube TONEX Capture
Watch this edition of zZounds Live where Justin takes us through the IK Multimedia TONEX Capture. The IK Multimedia AmpliTube TONEX Capture gives you the ability to record your beloved tube amplifier without using any microphones, or re-amp with the purest tone you can possibly get, thanks to clever technology from the folks at IK […]
What? Why Would You Use a Rubber Bridge?
Why a rubber bridge? When I bring up in conversation that I’ve been fiddling with this old parlor acoustic guitar, it’s usually brought to some general confusion. For the last several months, I’ve been on the search for a cheap acoustic guitar with a floating bridge with a trapeze tailpiece, to change out the conventional […]
Not Fade Away — Gibson Returns to the Faded Series
Gibson has re-introduced the Faded series that became popular in the early 2000s, that later attained a cult status amongst gigging guitarists. This time around, Gibson has brought the “Faded” finish to the Les Paul Standard ’50s and ’60s as well as the SG Standard ’61 Maestro. The zZounds team was lucky enough to get […]
Mesa/Boogie: Live at the Fillmore
Named after some of the most revered music venues on the East and West coasts, Mesa/Boogie Fillmore guitar amplifiers pump out vintage tone with modern versatility. The Mesa/Boogie Fillmore series offers 25-, 50-, and 100-watt configurations. All of these amps have the same controls, and come in either a combo or a head. With two […]
zZounds Live: Rob Scallon: From Novelty to Signature Guitars
In this special edition of zZounds Live, Rob Scallon joined the zZounds crew! Justin and Rob Scallon talked all things content creation and how Rob got started in making videos. During their talk, they also showed how 7 and 8-string guitars aren’t just a one trick pony made for djenting. Rob tells us about his […]
Stop Trading Gear So Soon
As tone chasers and curious musicians, it’s pretty easy to keep trading gear. While new gear won’t make you play any better, new tools can expand what we as musicians can do. Most of the gear that I get usually stays in my possession for a long time. Whether I’ve used these pieces of gear […]
